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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction ... presents with acute ... pain and related symptoms ... present with either acute ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Vasculitis -> Acute ... - Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction ... Biliary colic, Acute ... Cholangitis, Acute ... AbdominalPain #differential ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... Hepatic sinusoidal obstructive ... bladder outlet obstruction ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential
Unilateral / Asymmetric Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
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Extremity Swelling - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Acute ... Lymphangitis / Lymph Obstruction ... Regional Pain Syndrome ... Pelvic Outflow Obstruction
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Site of Vascular Obstruction ... due to sepsis (umbilical ... post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... • Acute disseminated ... #inflammatory #differential
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... biliary obstruction ... , HELLP Syndrome ... Intrahepatic • Obstructive ... Liver #Injury #Differential
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
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site of vascular obstruction ... Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... due to sepsis (umbilical ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites - Differential ... Infiltrative disease • Acute ... • Sinusoidal obstruction ... Inferior vena cava obstruction ... 2LmUODZ #Ascites #Differential